Boko Haram gunmen kill 2 Igbo traders

Gunmen have shot dead two Igbo traders in Potiskum,Yobe state amid a wave of violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram. The killing was done yesterday, according to the AFP. The victims, who were brothers, owned a prominent shop in the city, which has been repeatedly struck by violence blamed on the Islamist sect. “The two gunmen dressed in white robes arrived at the shop,” said market trader Kabir Ahmed. “They produced rifles from under their robes and shot the two traders dead.” A police source who requested anonymity confirmed the killings and that of a Muslim cleric in the city late Friday. Security sources have previously told AFP that a group of gunmen linked to Boko Haram has carried out targeted killings in the city in recent weeks. via 247nigerianewupdate